Recent content by Dave S

My summer project was adding an office and building power plant to my Engine House.

Edit: The perils of procrastinating with the post button! NCR gives a better answer above. Actually LED's are mostly 3V 20mA but there is a fair amount of variation. It's probably not going to help you at this point seeing as you are asking the question but the best way is to find...

My Dad would have said you should also shut off the lights when you are not in the room! ;)

Yeah I see what you mean. I still haven't gotten a handle on it although the light problem seems to have cleared up on it's own. It no longer goes out when the speed is adjusted. The engine set runs great at low speeds but it's like it has a speed governor on it and won't get much above half...

Thanks for the reply Ken and George. Something shorting out was my first guess but it affects both the a and b units the same exact way which would be unlikely. The only commonalities are the manufacturer and model of the decoders but they are what Bowser recommends. Ken you may have...

Another odd thing I've noticed is the headlight will only operate when the throttle is increased. Returned to idle it will blink once or twice then go out. Applying throttle again it will turn on again. Odd. I've factory reset both decoders a couple of times following a recommendation I read...

I picked up an F3 A/B set from Bowser the other day and installed the recommended decoders (LokPilot 4.0 p#546150). For some reason at the highest speed setting both units run like the throttle was set to half speed. At half speed setting they barely move and if i add some rolling stock they...

I keep mine in a beat up looking mow gondola.

Absolutely gorgeous. I love the real sunlight.

I have added some lights to my new fueling station.

Thanks. Steamers are on the other side!

I miss these threads. There is always some nice work in them. I've been working on a refueling station for my loco's as my winter project.

Thanks Guys. I saw that cap and neck on the model but wasn't sure. Cheers!

Oh man I am so sorry. I fat fingered the keyboard. I mean an Alco RS-3 not 2.